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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100: Number of people older than 100 years who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
STAT Chile Mexico HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.65
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Mexico
92.93
Ranked 47th.

Average years of schooling of adults 7.5
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Mexico
7.2
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary 103,671
Ranked 35th.
405,347
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Chile

Children out of school, primary per 1000 5.99
Ranked 45th. 76% more than Mexico
3.4
Ranked 63th.

Children out of school, primary, female 51,227
Ranked 34th.
125,708
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Chile

College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Mexico
0.967
Ranked 61st.

Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Mexico
11
Ranked 26th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.07%
Ranked 28th.
5.28%
Ranked 49th. 30% more than Chile

High school enrolment rate 96.74
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Mexico
93.82
Ranked 53th.

Literacy > Total population 96.2%
Ranked 51st. 12% more than Mexico
86.1%
Ranked 7th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 44th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 91st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4
Ranked 81st.
4.45
Ranked 69th. 11% more than Chile

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.97
Ranked 62nd.
28.11
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than Chile

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 21.06
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Mexico
17.68
Ranked 35th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 125th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 21.79%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Mexico
19.66%
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Female 96.1%
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Mexico
85.3%
Ranked 6th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.96
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Mexico
1.05
Ranked 73th.

College and university > Gender ratio 100.76
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Mexico
97.72
Ranked 62nd.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 141st. The same as Mexico
2
Ranked 165th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
5.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 45% more than Chile

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 67th.
10 years
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Chile
Secondary education, pupils 1.49 million
Ranked 41st.
11.84 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Chile

College and university > Private school share 83.71%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mexico
31.67%
Ranked 41st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 127th.
0.98
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Chile

School life expectancy > Total 13.5 years
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Mexico
11.5 years
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 96.5%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Mexico
92.4%
Ranked 47th.

Primary education, teachers 69,191
Ranked 38th.
531,256
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Chile

Primary education, pupils 1.52 million
Ranked 58th.
14.93 million
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Chile

Adult literacy rate > Female 98.7
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Mexico
91.45
Ranked 47th.

Tertiary enrollment 37.5%
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Mexico
20.7%
Ranked 54th.
Spending per student > College and university 11.48
Ranked 54th.
37.13
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Chile

High school > Gender ratio 102.52
Ranked 51st.
106.1
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Chile

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 25th. 50% more than Mexico
4
Ranked 105th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.22
Ranked 65th. 8 times more than Mexico
0.148
Ranked 93th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Mexico
3
Ranked 97th.

Literacy > Male 96.4%
Ranked 55th. 11% more than Mexico
86.9%
Ranked 6th.

Spending > USD 5.6 billion
Ranked 42nd.
50.89 billion
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Chile

High school > Private school share 58.96%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Mexico
13.35%
Ranked 64th.

Spending > Proportion 3.6
Ranked 101st.
4.75
Ranked 59th. 32% more than Chile

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 27.3
Ranked 56th.
28.47
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Chile

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 24th. The same as Mexico
4
Ranked 41st.

High school repeaters > Male 3.8
Ranked 54th. 74% more than Mexico
2.19
Ranked 65th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Mexico
97.6%
Ranked 4th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.65
Ranked 67th.
114.34
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Chile

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 9,742.63
Ranked 80th.
26,641.87
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Chile

Primary completion rate 95
Ranked 64th.
99
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 567,114
Ranked 3rd.
2.24 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Chile

Teachers as percentage of labor force 2.4%
Ranked 34th.
4.9%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Chile
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 449
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Mexico
425
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, teachers 70,903
Ranked 35th.
669,583
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Chile

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 70th.
5.61
Ranked 54th. 37% more than Chile

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 9.48
Ranked 103th.
25.21
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Chile

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 189th.
3
Ranked 139th. 50% more than Chile

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.03
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Mexico
2.34
Ranked 52nd.

Spending per student > High school 13.45
Ranked 54th.
13.48
Ranked 53th. About the same as Chile

Secondary education, general pupils 1.14 million
Ranked 41st.
9.95 million
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Chile

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 3.8%
Ranked 105th.
8%
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Chile

High school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 37th.
1.07
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Chile

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 449
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Mexico
425
Ranked 45th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,500
Ranked 39th.
3,747
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Chile

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 444
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Mexico
433
Ranked 43th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.918%
Ranked 116th. 3% more than Mexico
0.894%
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 35.45
Ranked 2nd. 69% more than Mexico
20.96
Ranked 72nd.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 65th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 119th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 18.5%
Ranked 15th.
25.6%
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Chile

Children out of school, primary, male 52,444
Ranked 28th.
279,639
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Chile

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 32nd.
5.5%
Ranked 38th. 45% more than Chile

High school > Students per teacher 21.06
Ranked 28th. 19% more than Mexico
17.68
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.21 million
Ranked 44th.
8.86 million
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Chile

Spending per student > Elementary school 11.93
Ranked 53th.
13.29
Ranked 46th. 11% more than Chile

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 54th. The same as Mexico
12
Ranked 92nd.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 50th. The same as Mexico
12
Ranked 85th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
5.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 27% more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 39.41
Ranked 8th.
45.82
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.71 million
Ranked 7th.
14.86 million
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Chile

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 72.1%
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Mexico
51.2%
Ranked 83th.

Elementary school graduate rate 94.86
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Mexico
91.51
Ranked 45th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.15
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Mexico
98.38
Ranked 44th.

Schools connected to the Internet 62%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Mexico
60%
Ranked 21st.
Public spending per student > Primary level 13.9
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Mexico
11.7
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 86.26
Ranked 57th.
99.16
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Chile

Primary education, pupils per 1000 87.84
Ranked 90th.
125.12
Ranked 55th. 42% more than Chile

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 86th.
0.99
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Chile

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 435,900
Ranked 77th.
5.64 million
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Chile

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 73th.
1.07
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 390.87
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Mexico
359.86
Ranked 10th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 35.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Mexico
22.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.563
Ranked 138th. 3 times more than Mexico
0.223
Ranked 172nd.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 80th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 109th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 23.71
Ranked 26th. 32% more than Mexico
18.01
Ranked 30th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.689
Ranked 46th. 22% more than Mexico
0.564
Ranked 65th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.57
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Mexico
1.18
Ranked 69th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 230,200
Ranked 80th.
3.55 million
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Chile

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 25.11
Ranked 53th.
28.02
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Chile

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Mexico
98.36
Ranked 49th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 900 hours
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Mexico
800 hours
Ranked 24th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.4%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Mexico
91.6%
Ranked 44th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.68 million
Ranked 55th.
14.7 million
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Chile

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 45th. The same as Mexico
6 years
Ranked 89th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,538.45
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Mexico
$5,278.98
Ranked 18th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.59
Ranked 74th.
122.1
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Chile

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 65.8
Ranked 79th.
83.37
Ranked 41st. 27% more than Chile

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 990 hours
Ranked 14th.
1,167 hours
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Chile
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 80.15
Ranked 8th.
91.68
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Chile

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 452
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Mexico
418
Ranked 48th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 59.1%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Mexico
8.26%
Ranked 83th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 55th. The same as Mexico
12
Ranked 93th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 95.05
Ranked 119th.
98.37
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Chile

High school enrolment rate > Female 98
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Mexico
93.46
Ranked 51st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.9%
Ranked 104th.
9.8%
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Chile

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 70th.
100%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Chile

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 74th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 105th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 21.9
Ranked 59th.
45.2
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Chile
Primary education > Pupils 1.76 million
Ranked 54th.
14.78 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Chile

Secondary education > Pupils 1.59 million
Ranked 38th.
10.4 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Chile

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 75.9%
Ranked 54th. 33% more than Mexico
57%
Ranked 81st.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.11
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Mexico
98.41
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 47.83%
Ranked 2nd.
49.65%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 97.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd.
101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Chile

Secondary education, vocational pupils 354,097
Ranked 25th.
1.89 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Chile

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 21.97
Ranked 62nd.
28.11
Ranked 41st. 28% more than Chile

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.35%
Ranked 27th.
89.23%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than Chile

Secondary education > Teachers 63,311
Ranked 49th.
579,714
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Chile

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Mexico
13 years
Ranked 56th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.45
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Mexico
93.94
Ranked 34th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.56 million
Ranked 5th.
10.19 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.46
Ranked 7th.
2.56
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Chile

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 93.78
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Mexico
34.68
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 444
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Mexico
424
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 453
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Mexico
426
Ranked 45th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 42nd. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 85th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 3rd. The same as Mexico
1
Ranked 3rd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 86,903
Ranked 40th. 42% more than Mexico
61,240
Ranked 42nd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.63%
Ranked 88th.
101.51%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Chile

Public spending per student > Secondary level 15.2
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Mexico
13.8
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.47%
Ranked 4th.
48.82%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Chile

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.25
Ranked 103th.
52.24
Ranked 88th. 92% more than Chile

Progression to secondary school 96.5%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Mexico
93.59%
Ranked 56th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.2%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Mexico
97.6%
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 1.27 million
Ranked 5th.
10.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 34,162
Ranked 6th.
325,566
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Chile

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 452
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Mexico
432
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 65th.
100%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Chile

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 174th.
15
Ranked 128th. 7% more than Chile

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 107th.

Library books 100,752
Ranked 39th.
538,596
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Chile
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 10th.
42 weeks per year
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Chile
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.39
Ranked 80th.
3.6
Ranked 59th. 51% more than Chile

School life expectancy > Male 13.7 years
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Mexico
11.6 years
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 75.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
86.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 2.84
Ranked 1st.
34.8
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Chile

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 3.7%
Ranked 100th.
6.1%
Ranked 83th. 65% more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 107.13
Ranked 5th.
139.21
Ranked 54th. 30% more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 5th.
0.149 per capita
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Chile

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 53th.
100%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Chile

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.8%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Mexico
97.6%
Ranked 5th.

Library books per 1000 6.6
Ranked 43th. 25% more than Mexico
5.26
Ranked 44th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 25.2
Ranked 63th.
27.3
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Chile
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 78%
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Mexico
67%
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Teachers 64,334
Ranked 48th.
519,161
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Chile

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 384,355
Ranked 23th.
1.54 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Chile

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.48%
Ranked 3rd.
51.45%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 765.9
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Mexico
704.92
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 51,742
Ranked 5th.
196,848
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Mexico
1.14
Ranked 7th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 45.5
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Mexico
7.7
Ranked 42nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 41st. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 83th.

Library employees 36
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Mexico
4
Ranked 51st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,140 hours
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Mexico
800 hours
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 98.65
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Mexico
95.12
Ranked 48th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.98
Ranked 92nd.
4.75
Ranked 70th. 19% more than Chile

Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.8%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Mexico
93.2%
Ranked 4th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 70th.
48.8%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Chile
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $96.73 billion
Ranked 17th.
$637.95 billion
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology x 9
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 65th. The same as Mexico
6
Ranked 120th.

Scouting > Members 19,672
Ranked 49th.
33,487
Ranked 42nd. 70% more than Chile
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.11%
Ranked 12th.
87.23%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Chile

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 83.31%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Mexico
78.14%
Ranked 11th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.19%
Ranked 29th.
95.7%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Chile

High school > Share of total education spending 32.47%
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Mexico
30.25%
Ranked 66th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 74.5%
Ranked 34th. 25% more than Mexico
59.7%
Ranked 58th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.22 million
Ranked 44th.
9.59 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Chile

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.88
Ranked 66th.
81.04
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Chile

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.38
Ranked 115th.
98.11
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Chile

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.92
Ranked 88th.
5.3
Ranked 69th. 35% more than Chile

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.968
Ranked 76th.
0.991
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Chile

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,260 hours
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Mexico
1,167 hours
Ranked 8th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,140 hours
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Mexico
800 hours
Ranked 19th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7%
Ranked 8th.
50.5%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Chile
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 62nd.
0.0
Ranked 57th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 44
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mexico
12.1
Ranked 47th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 97.35
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Mexico
95.46
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 18,800
Ranked 5th.
134,866
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 623,415
Ranked 5th.
5.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.971
Ranked 8th.
1.62
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.385
Ranked 10th.
1.08
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.71
Ranked 7th.
2.71
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.77
Ranked 9th.
1.19
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.959
Ranked 9th.
1.99
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 12,851
Ranked 9th.
184,308
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.5
Ranked 8th.
3.9
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 69.29
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Mexico
56.07
Ranked 11th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.13
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Mexico
0.277
Ranked 135th.
Primary completion rate > Women 95
Ranked 63th.
100
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 2.57
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mexico
1.24
Ranked 5th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 0.0
Ranked 36th.
19%
Ranked 2nd.
School life expectancy > Female 13.4 years
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Mexico
11.5 years
Ranked 54th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.93
Ranked 78th.
4.4
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Chile

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.8
Ranked 81st.
2.77
Ranked 61st. 54% more than Chile

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.5%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Mexico
90.8%
Ranked 40th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 9.8
Ranked 2nd.
61.33
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Chile

Elementary school teachers 66,862
Ranked 46th.
524,517
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Chile

High school teachers 67,970
Ranked 43th.
635,518
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Chile

High school enrolment rate > Male 95.57
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Mexico
94.16
Ranked 46th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 95.6%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Mexico
90.2%
Ranked 3rd.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Mexico
1%
Ranked 3rd.

Teachers' Day date 10/16/2011 5/15/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 14.39
Ranked 101st.
32.84
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Chile

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 27.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
55.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Chile

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.63 million
Ranked 36th.
10.56 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Chile

Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 55th.
98
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Chile

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills x 3
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.4
Ranked 61st.
106.85
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Chile

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 98.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
101.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Chile

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 108.61
Ranked 87th.
135.14
Ranked 57th. 24% more than Chile

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 23.4
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Mexico
20.6
Ranked 44th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 3.9
Ranked 25th. 77% more than Mexico
2.2
Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages x 9
Library employees per million 2.36
Ranked 47th. 60 times more than Mexico
0.0391
Ranked 52nd.
Progression to secondary level 95.5
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Mexico
84
Ranked 21st.
Pupils reaching grade 5 101.2
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Mexico
88.5
Ranked 35th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.87%
Ranked 25th. 89% more than Mexico
27.51%
Ranked 48th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.72
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Mexico
2.1
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 26.99
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Mexico
25.19
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.812
Ranked 10th.
1.56
Ranked 11th. 92% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.2 million
Ranked 3rd.
7.91 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.314
Ranked 9th.
0.54
Ranked 7th. 72% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 3,514
Ranked 2nd.
40,462
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Chile

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.8%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Mexico
92.45%
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 529
Ranked 1st.
11,247
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 18,539
Ranked 5th.
162,167
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.18 million
Ranked 4th.
8.1 million
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 24,470
Ranked 5th.
312,897
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 7,813
Ranked 7th.
89,852
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Chile

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.86%
Ranked 44th. About the same as Mexico
60.69%
Ranked 45th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 1,719
Ranked 1st.
24,520
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 26,788
Ranked 4th.
319,792
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 16,699
Ranked 6th.
225,486
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 14,738
Ranked 4th.
167,882
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 18,890
Ranked 5th.
138,144
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 368,669
Ranked 3rd.
2.35 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 558,508
Ranked 3rd.
3.38 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 4,916
Ranked 2nd.
64,471
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 446,798
Ranked 3rd.
2.82 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 28,458
Ranked 5th.
331,379
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 27,095
Ranked 4th.
319,065
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 187,984
Ranked 3rd.
890,272
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 7,223
Ranked 1st.
32,988
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 4,935
Ranked 1st.
18,767
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Chile

Primary education, teachers > % female 78.25%
Ranked 58th. 17% more than Mexico
66.86%
Ranked 79th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 17.81%
Ranked 28th.
21.59%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.318
Ranked 9th.
0.801
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 0.932
Ranked 8th.
1.42
Ranked 6th. 53% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 74.41
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Mexico
68.73
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.17
Ranked 8th.
1.38
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 7th.
1.94
Ranked 6th. 46% more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 310.76
Ranked 3rd.
546.89
Ranked 4th. 76% more than Chile

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 28.24
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Mexico
23.9
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 456.59
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Mexico
279.83
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 18.15
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Mexico
14.41
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 311.96
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Mexico
159.2
Ranked 6th.

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 59%
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Mexico
41.4%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 63.4%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Mexico
51.6%
Ranked 10th.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 78th.
5.3%
Ranked 48th. 26% more than Chile
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.99%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Mexico
97.56%
Ranked 43th.

Grade 1 intake rate 37.1
Ranked 56th.
84.3
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Chile
Public spending on public institutions 63.8%
Ranked 28th.
96.9%
Ranked 6th. 52% more than Chile
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 51.67% gross
Ranked 75th.
84.29% gross
Ranked 40th. 63% more than Chile

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 95.05
Ranked 80th.
98.2
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Chile

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.2%
Ranked 32nd.
16.75%
Ranked 59th. 18% more than Chile

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts x 6
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.5% female
Ranked 47th.
51.18% female
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Chile

Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education x 6
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 95.38%
Ranked 64th.
98.85%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Chile

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.99%
Ranked 48th.
98.07%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Chile

Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.22%
Ranked 16th.
25.61%
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Chile

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 102.92%
Ranked 72nd.
113.39%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Chile

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Mexico
13 years
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.03%
Ranked 13th.
100.09%
Ranked 33th. The same as Chile

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 98.55%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Mexico
93.52%
Ranked 41st.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 99.86%
Ranked 55th.
103.44%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Chile

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 109.94%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Mexico
100.43%
Ranked 24th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 113.15%
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Mexico
98.34%
Ranked 24th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.88%
Ranked 36th.
51.12%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Chile

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 15.16%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Mexico
15.01%
Ranked 59th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.86%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Mexico
98.42%
Ranked 40th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 103.03%
Ranked 38th.
107.69%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Chile

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 96.84%
Ranked 103th.
100.37%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 45,466
Ranked 5th.
486,817
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 16,112
Ranked 6th.
271,036
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 872,539
Ranked 3rd.
5.47 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 133,097
Ranked 3rd.
666,094
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 90-94 5,233
Ranked 2nd.
64,982
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.574
Ranked 6th.
0.905
Ranked 11th. 58% more than Chile

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 17.16
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Mexico
14.29
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 37.78
Ranked 8th.
39.66
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 108.66
Ranked 1st.
208
Ranked 6th. 91% more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.32
Ranked 4th.
1.69
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 55.16
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Mexico
46.42
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.54
Ranked 6th.
2.3
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Chile

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 144.63
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Mexico
120.63
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.87
Ranked 8th.
4.13
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 7th.
1.6
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Chile

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 40.74
Ranked 8th.
45.86
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 75.91
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Mexico
67.13
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 11.54
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Mexico
7.24
Ranked 6th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 per million people 461.64
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Mexico
361.43
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.69
Ranked 7th.
2.71
Ranked 5th. 60% more than Chile

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.92% of GNI
Ranked 93th.
5.25% of GNI
Ranked 46th. 34% more than Chile

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.7%
Ranked 45th.
5.79%
Ranked 36th. 56% more than Chile

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 18.5%
Ranked 48th. 35% more than Mexico
13.7%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 59%
Ranked 16th. 96% more than Mexico
30.1%
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 15,860
Ranked 2nd.
54,283
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Chile

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 12.82%
Ranked 26th.
15.46%
Ranked 48th. 21% more than Chile

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 88.54% gross
Ranked 63th. 15% more than Mexico
77.09% gross
Ranked 91st.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 15.51%
Ranked 35th.
44.07%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Chile

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.4%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Mexico
92.4%
Ranked 40th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.35% net
Ranked 63th.
97.82% net
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 20,934
Ranked 6th.
297,147
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Chile

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.8%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Mexico
97.52%
Ranked 46th.

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 95.64%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Mexico
89.63%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 89.15% gross
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Mexico
79.71% gross
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 9,085
Ranked 7th.
106,722
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Chile

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 36.07%
Ranked 44th.
54.16%
Ranked 13th. 50% more than Chile

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 33th. The same as Mexico
14 years
Ranked 40th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 109.92%
Ranked 66th. 15% more than Mexico
95.98%
Ranked 80th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 287,102
Ranked 3rd.
1.7 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 7,303
Ranked 2nd.
42,608
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 23,089
Ranked 5th.
301,694
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Chile

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 100 941
Ranked 1st.
6,680
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Chile

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 24,420
Ranked 4th.
270,950
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Chile

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 7,227
Ranked 9th.
76,627
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Chile

School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.51%
Ranked 84th.
104.19%
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than Chile

Repitition rate > Primary level 2
Ranked 78th.
5.5
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Chile
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 93.01%
Ranked 48th.
96.49%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Chile

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.15%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Mexico
96.47%
Ranked 25th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.6
Ranked 7th.
44.77
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Chile

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.47
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mexico
0.696
Ranked 5th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 103.67% gross
Ranked 77th.
109.17% gross
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Chile

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.23%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Mexico
94.17%
Ranked 43th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.14%
Ranked 62nd.
99.64%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Chile

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